jovial
[ joh-vee-uhl ]
/ ˈdʒoʊ vi əl /
adjective
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
(initial capital letter)
of or relating to the god Jove, or Jupiter.
Origin of jovial
SYNONYMS FOR jovial
1
merry,
jolly,
convivial,
gay,
joyful,
mirthful.
Jovial,
jocose,
jocular,
jocund agree in referring to someone who is in a good humor.
Jovial suggests a hearty, joyous humor:
a jovial person.
Jocose refers to that which causes laughter; it suggests someone who is playful and given to jesting:
with jocose and comical airs.
Jocular means humorous, facetious, mirthful, and waggish:
jocular enough to keep up the spirits of all around him.
Jocund, now a literary word, suggests a cheerful, light-hearted, and sprightly gaiety:
glad and jocund company.
OTHER WORDS FROM jovial
jo·vi·al·ly, adverb jo·vi·al·ness, noun un·jo·vi·al, adjective un·jo·vi·al·ly, adverbWords nearby jovial
Example sentences from the Web for jovially
British Dictionary definitions for jovially
jovial
/ (ˈdʒəʊvɪəl) /
adjective
having or expressing convivial humour; jolly
Derived forms of jovial
joviality or jovialness, noun jovially, adverbWord Origin for jovial
C16: from Latin
joviālis of (the planet) Jupiter, considered by astrologers to foster good humour